CVE-2020-1873: High severity Huawei Nip6800 Firmware vulnerability

Published Feb 28, 2020
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Updated

NIP6800;Secospace USG6600;USG9500 products with versions of V500R001C30; V500R001C60SPC500; V500R005C00SPC100 have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker crafts malformed message with specific parameter and sends the message to the affected products. Due to insufficient validation of message, which may be exploited to cause the device reboot.

Affected Software

28 affected components
Huawei Nip6800 Firmware=v500r001c30
Huawei Nip6800 Firmware=v500r001c60spc500
Huawei Nip6800 Firmware=v500r005c00spc100
Huawei NIP6800
Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware=v500r001c30spc200
Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware=v500r001c30spc600
Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware=v500r001c60spc500
Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware=v500r005c00spc100
Huawei Secospace USG6600
Huawei Usg9500 Firmware=v500r001c30spc200
Huawei Usg9500 Firmware=v500r001c30spc600
Huawei Usg9500 Firmware=v500r001c60spc500
Huawei Usg9500 Firmware=v500r005c00spc100
Huawei USG9500
All of the following
Any of the following
Huawei Nip6800 Firmware=v500r001c30
Huawei Nip6800 Firmware=v500r001c60spc500
Huawei Nip6800 Firmware=v500r005c00spc100
Huawei NIP6800
All of the following
Any of the following
Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware=v500r001c30spc200
Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware=v500r001c30spc600
Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware=v500r001c60spc500
Huawei Secospace Usg6600 Firmware=v500r005c00spc100
Huawei Secospace USG6600
All of the following
Any of the following
Huawei Usg9500 Firmware=v500r001c30spc200
Huawei Usg9500 Firmware=v500r001c30spc600
Huawei Usg9500 Firmware=v500r001c60spc500
Huawei Usg9500 Firmware=v500r005c00spc100
Huawei USG9500

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade NIP6800; Secospace USG6600; USG9500 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in V500R001C30; V500R001C60SPC500; V500R005C00SPC100Patch out-of-bounds read vulnerability

Event History

Feb 28, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:14 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:14 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this out-of-bounds read vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2020-1873.

2

Which Huawei products are affected by this vulnerability?

NIP6800, Secospace USG6600, and USG9500 products with versions of V500R001C30, V500R001C60SPC500, and V500R005C00SPC100 are affected.

3

What is the severity level of CVE-2020-1873?

The severity level of CVE-2020-1873 is high.

4

How does an attacker exploit this vulnerability?

An unauthenticated attacker crafts a malformed message with specific parameter and sends it to the affected products.

5

Is there a fix available for this vulnerability?

Please refer to the vendor's security advisory for instructions on how to mitigate or patch this vulnerability.

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